HTTP 503 - Service Unavailable - Metadata Provider Issue

[Peter Schober]

* JMee123 <jamee at brooksbymelton.ac.uk> [2018-01-24 12:30]:
> The top part of my metadata-providers.xml file (the part with
> ChainingMetadataProvider in), is from the default file. Do i need to keep
> this in, or can i delete all the examples out, and just put in:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> 	
> 	    <MetadataProvider id="HTTPMetadata"
>                       xsi:type="FileBackedHTTPMetadataProvider"
>                      
> backingFile="%{idp.home}/metadata/testshib-providors.xml"
>                       metadataURL="http://WHATEVER"> 
>         </MetadataProvider>

The former: You'll need to keep the first element in (the
MetadataProvider of type ChainingMetadataProvider, with all its
XML-attributes and with its closing tag at the end of the file).

* JMee123 <jamee at brooksbymelton.ac.uk> [2018-01-24 11:28]:
> I wanted to test the IdP with TestShib, before we register with the UK
> Federation etc.

Your institution already has an IDP registered with the UKf. Your aim
should be to update your software (often done by building a completely
new machine, only with current OS and software) and have your
published SAML Metadata *not* change.

So you should probably forget about Testshib and do all further
testing (as well as support requests) with the friendly folks from the
UK federation instead:
https://www.ukfederation.org.uk/content/Documents/FedSupport

-peter